When I try to run a Nmap script on Kali Linux I get the following:
root@known:~# nmap --script smb-check-vulns.nse 192.168.1.111 Starting Nmap 7.00 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2015-12-04 03:45 EST NSE: failed to initialize the script engine: /usr/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:801: 'smb-check-vulns.nse' did not match a category, filename, or directory stack traceback: [C]: in function 'error' /usr/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:801: in function 'get_chosen_scripts' /usr/bin/../share/nmap/nse_main.lua:1249: in main chunk [C]: in ? QUITTING!
As far as I can tell this seems like a new error.
I am running the latest version of Kali Linux as of December 4, 2015.
I've tried a few variations of introducing the script such as:
root@known:~# nmap --script=smb-check-vulns.nse <ip>
Thanks for the help.
Best Answer
In Nmap 6.46BETA6, the
smb-check-vulns
script was split into 6 different scripts:You can run any specific checks you like, or all of them with
--script smb-vuln-*
, but be aware that many of these can cause a blue screen or other crash on the scanned system. Previously, these required you to add--script-args unsafe=1
, so we added these scripts to the "dos" category so you can rule them out with--script "smb-vulns-* and not dos"